Can you describe how your phone got stolen every time?

Have a look at this thread for my info on Cambodia in general.. Some posts on the last page may answer some of your questions...

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/92.../index402.html

I've only been "robbed" once for my phone + cash in PP, the rest of the times my phone usually gets pickpocketed... Most times are on a night out when I've had a few drinks and don't even notice until it's too late to do anything about it...

it becomes easier the more units you drink on a night out...

Hey there,
Been catching up on all your adventures - sounds pretty awesome!

What would you say is the best thing about living in Cambodia? If you needed to give your top 3... are the girls (assumed girls) a big part of it?

Freedom, cheapness & girls.

I'm seriously thinking about moving to Cambodia to play online poker on Pokerstars.

Is it better just to fly there and then find a place once you get there or is it better to find a place before you get there?

What would you recommend doing as to finding a place to live in Cambodia?

What would you suggest doing once you get there as far as inexpensive living accommodations go before I find a place to permanently live there?

Is it pretty easy getting settled in Cambodia?

And how much money should you realistically come with to Cambodia to live comfortably and play poker?

^has been answered countless times ITT. just use the search function. plenty of good info that's still valid

. Remember that you have to negotiate for everything over there. Don't just accept their price, always try and negotiate unless you don't care. For rentals I typically try and get 10-20% of the asking price. Ask politely , who knows what they are willing to drop down to. Also stuff at the markets, fresh food etc, you should be willing to negotiate, tuk tuk, taxi's etc. You'll start to get the hang of things and you'll start to know the real price of things after a while, so you do not end up overpaying for everytime.

I have heard stories of landlords trying to keep the 1st month deposits, it's worth asking around which landlords are trustworthy. Also try and only pay 1 months deposit, no need to be losing more, in case of any problems.

Thanks a lot for your reply.

It's between Playa del Carmen - Mexico and Cambodia for me.

Playa del Carmen because it's closer to home, not looking forward to the forty hour flight from Illinois. The six month visa of Mexico would not be a problem if it doesn't work although if it is working out it will be a hassle and I would either have to go to somewhere like Costa Rica, to Cambodia or back to the U.S. once again cutting into my expenses so that is why I'm heavily looking into Cambodia. There are other personal issues I have with moving to Cambodia.

How are the mosquitoes out there in Cambodia? Did you have to get vaccines for all the diseases you can get out there before you went?

I don't know when I will go although I'm interested in splitting or sharing the rent with some as a possibility any ideas of how to go about that with someone who is also playing poker? Ideally I will be leaving very soon with no ticket back. I want to spend as little as possible, enjoying the little rent that one needs to pay. Would not mind living with two to four people and renting a nice little house as I am sick of paper thin walls in apartments, do not like the idea of noise complaints being a possibility or any kind of trouble with neighbors and would enjoy privacy from people that I would not need to talk to.

Thought it would be a good idea to be with peoples that know the scene so I don't have any problems.

I also know the games have got much more difficult with the increase in rake and also the decrease of players. How much more difficult have the games gotten? Many individual opinions on this would be helpful. I was looking for an answer like two times harder or three and a half times more difficult and any additional explanations as to what about Pokerstars is more difficult and why.

I have not read the whole thread although I will eventually finish it. I've read about one third of it, I went to the end and read that a lot.

I was in Playa Del Carmen myself. Rent is much higher there. Like $400 minimum I think. Prob more like $500. There's a ton of American poker players living there, you might want to take a look at the Playa thread too.

I haven't actually been to Cambo yet but the mosquito's weren't that much of a concern in Playa. I got stung a few times, mainly my feet/ankles but that was only for the first few days. You can buy a good mosquito spray and/ or a plug that should work quite well.

Not sure about house sharing, you can get a decent house in Cambo for $250 a month anyway, so no need to share imo. If you do go down that route, you can get a really nice place, shared with a few people.

Poker has gotten tougher but if you were beating the games back then, I see no reason why you should not still beat them. You might have to play a level lower but you should still be profitable. Fish will always continue to play poker, you just need to sit with them.

Hard to tell you how much tougher poker has gotten, but it's def got tougher.

I would recommend the vaccines but you should ask some more people, esp people from the States if it is absolutely necessary, I realise they can be costly, but better be safe than sorry. Hep A+B is somewhat of a concern because it is easily transmitted with food and water, and you'd rather want to avoid the whole hospital thing in Cambodia tbh.

Just my opinion but I'd never room share or live in a house in SE Asia, groups of foreigners doing that tend to attract attention. The guys that got arrested for online poker in Thailand were doing that (less of an issue in Cambodia). Have heard of expats being investigated for running a business without a permit too, when they all live together.

Then with houses you have home robbery risk. Better off in a condo building with CCTV, keycard access, security guard, etc. As for privacy I think condos are actually better for that, you're more anonymous, in a complex full of mostly foreigners, in a house though everyone on the street is going to know your business, the local teenagers, drunks, etc.

You'd think noise is less of an issue in a house but at street level in Asia you can be woken up at 5am by cockerels, barking dogs, traffic, etc. Better off in a condo on a high floor IMO. I wouldn't worry too much about others complaining about your own noise levels.

It's one of the cheapest places in the world for apartments so I wouldn't try to cut costs down too much by sharing, just find a nice condo where other poker guys live in the same complex but in a different room. One without paper thin walls. You'll be spending a lot of time in your room grinding so it's better to invest more in that.

Scams are also fairly common in the poker community, in the past people who met random guys online and started house sharing, ended up having trojans installed on their laptops and their bankrolls stolen. So be careful with that. And no offence but it's a bit quick to ask about room sharing with someone here when you have 2 posts and just joined 2+2 this month. I'd start taking part in the forum a bit more first.

I wasn't asking about getting accommodations with people here, I was asking how to go about getting accommodations with others like would there be anything recommended for that. But yeah the words of advice about sharing will definitely be taken into consideration.

As to the toughness of games on Pokerstars..?

Is there not a way to do a virus scan to check for these programs or are virus scanners impervious to these types of trojans?

I have a relatively new Asus 2013 500 gb computer, does anyone think I will need to upgrade to a better or equal SSD computer before I make the trek?

Now would be a good time to change your laptop, new generation of laptop video card are amazing, we making progress boys.

Tons of expats mainly english teachers share houses together.

Not only this but electronics are outdated and very expensive in Cambodia so I would make whatever purchases before I leave.


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There's also a poker house thread in the travel section, go introduce yourself, you might find people who are also interested.

Anyone know if ther is decent games in snooky at the moment ?

There is only one game in Snooky right now at Lion City. Game is not terrible, but as far as how it's run...........


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having more and more problem with floor manager ruling?

I am writing this as I sit in the room and this is the second day in a row a few of us are waiting with no game. Most of the dealers still don't know the correct pitch, cannot read a five card hand and will often take the wrong amount of rake. You would think that they would take this down time to train the dealers, but instead 5-7 dealers/staff are standing around doing nothing.


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Random Q.. Does anyone know where I can learn the very basics of 2-7 TD, and some very basic strategies? I just about know the rules... Am very interested in learning it a bit more tho...

Nevermind... I found something that should get me started

Is there a 2-7 TD game in PP ?

Well they play Dealers choice at Red Fox... I played a couple nights ago and one of the reg players there didn't seem very happy that I chose just normal 4 card PLO... A few were playing 5 card PLO (which he had no problems about), one was playing 7 Stud Hi/Lo and a couple were playing some Switten game, I dunno how it's spelled... 5 Card PLO and some kinda 5 card stud game mixed...

Thought I'd try learning a new game I could play there and heard a bunch of good things about 2-7 TD... But it's only played as Fixed Limit right? At Red Fox all the games are No Limit.. Not sure how it would work as FL.

The no limit variant is called Kansas City Lowball. Basically the three draws are reduced a single one and it's played as no limit.


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